The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it sealed seven shops at the Asaba Ogbeogonogo Modern market, Delta for selling fake and unregistered wines.
The Chief Regulatory Officer of NAFDAC, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, Mr Joseph Idowu made this known in Asaba.
Idowu said that the team was in Asaba to investigate the alleged sales of fake and unregistered wine at the modern market.
He said; “we visited about 10 shops and varieties of fake and unregistered drinks were found in seven out of the ten shops. My team has evacuated the fake wines, the seven shops have been sealed and the owners of the sealed shops have been invited to our office tomorrow.
Continuing: “We are expected to take their statement when they come to our office tomorrow and if there is need for further investigation which most of them claimed that they goods and the wines from Onitsha, Anambra, then we have to proceed to Onitsha for further investigation.’’
Idowu also said that Ndubisi Enterprise was also invited to NAFDAC office for storing chemicals in a residential apartment.
He noted that the company had the permit to sell the product but faulted it for storing such chemicals in a residential building.
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